Before publishing The Submission, first-time novelist Amy Waldman was a reporter
for The New York Times for eight years, including three as
co-chief of the New Delhi bureau. She was also a national correspondent
for The Atlantic.

In The Submission, an architectural panel jury meets in Manhattan
to select a memorial for the victims of a devastating terrorist attack.
After selecting the winning design, containing the anonymous winner’s
name, they discover he is an American Muslim. The novel chronicles the
intense debate that ensues about the claims of grief, the ambiguities of
art and the meaning of Islam.

Praise for The Submission: New York Times 2011 Notable
Book; Esquire’s Book of the Year; Entertainment Weekly’s #1
Novel for the Year; Washington Post Notable Fiction Book.